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Santiago de Cuba.– President Leonel Fernandez paid tribute on Friday to Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.

The Dominican Head of State expressed his satisfaction in seeing students from his country studying medicine in that eastern city. Fernandez also showed interest in visiting the University of Oriente and touring Santiago de Cuba, a city which he considers very similar to his country.

During his stay in Havana, the Dominican President met with the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, and attended the 11th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Problems of Development.

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Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 1:27 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
The Cubans are only nice to him because they need the embargo lifted, he's trash they all know it
Written by: josean, 8 Mar 2009 2:47 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
The Cubans must say how can a country who gave us General Maximo Gomez have fallen into the hands of a nincompoop like this!
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 8:05 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me

The sweeping Cabinet shuffle underscores Cuban leader Raúl Castro's eagerness to bring military-style discipline to an economy that a top U.S. intelligence official recently called ``a basket case.''

Facing a $10 billion hurricane destruction tab, soaring food prices and declining revenue, Castro wiped out nearly his entire economic team, sacking some of the country's most visible rising stars.

Theories abound -- some contradictory

This much is clear: Cuba's economy is in a free fall.

''The year coming to an end has been without doubt one of the most difficult since the special period began,''


The economy is going so badly that Raúl Castro cut travel spending in half and stopped offering bonuses and other perks to government workers.

In the last hurricane season, Cuba suffered several devastating storms. The recovery bill came as the nation paid a record $710 million for food imports to the United States alone -- a 61 percent rise in a single year.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 8:07 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
what embargo lookit up cash and carry for Cuba .....Cuba suffered several devastating storms. The recovery bill came as the nation paid a record $710 million for food imports to the United States alone -- a 61 percent rise in a single year.
Written by: josean, 8 Mar 2009 9:10 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
The source: Old Gusanos wearing Depends at a Calle Ocho coffee shop!
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 9:21 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
google it ...if you dont believe it
Written by: josean, 8 Mar 2009 9:32 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
I believe it is the responsibility of the poster to source his or her postings or to declare they are solely personal interpretation or opinion; even if the source of the information is their rectum!
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 9:39 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
who cares what you believe you are a pinko whiner and complainer and everyone knows it......
Written by: josean, 8 Mar 2009 9:42 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Flash!!!!!!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EMBARGO RIP!

Obama will use spring summit to bring Cuba in from the cold

"President Barack Obama is poised to offer an olive branch to Cuba in an effort to repair the US's tattered reputation in Latin America."

US companies are queuing up as the president moves to ease restrictions on travel and trade, raising hopes of:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/08/cuba-obama-administration
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 8 Mar 2009 9:49 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
The legislation before us today, would extend credit, through the U.S. banking system to Cuba, a nation that recently disclosed it owes more than $29 billion to the Paris Club - a debt they stopped making payments on back in the 1980s.

In its current financial situation, Cuba ranks second on the list of the world's most indebted nations.

Cuba's appalling credit history and chronic failure to pay its debts also raises serious questions about the effort to extend credits at a time when U.S. taxpayers are being saddled with the price tag of the economic recovery.

It's appalling the U.S. would consider liberalizing trade with Cuba at the same time that we deny better trade relations with some of our strongest allies in the hemisphere.
Written by: josean, 8 Mar 2009 9:53 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Source: Supporters of Terrorist Luis Posada Carilles
Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 8 Mar 2009 10:18 AM
From: Spain, Ibiza, Minorca, Mallorca
President Leonel Fernandez paid tribute on Friday to Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.

And where was his tribute to Don Maximo Gomez his fellow countryman?

Hipocrita!

Adulando a Cuba, Castro, y Marti: Y los tuyos, donde esta su honra, y respeto?
Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 8 Mar 2009 10:20 AM
From: Spain, Ibiza, Minorca, Mallorca
President Leonel Fernandez paid tribute on Friday to Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.

Even "The President of the DR", condones the flagrant idol status of Jose Marti (a man who was shot dead when he first attempted to personally {combat} 'fight for Cuba's independence'), while the back-bone, spearhed of that Revolution: El viejo Dominicano Maximo Gomez is relagated to an accessory status.
Shame on LAFR for putting on this laughing stock spectacle;
You really showed your true colors: International Socialist RED!
How can anybody knowledgable of history play "patsy" to Castro, and place Marti on a pedestal???
When our native Maximo Gomez along with Antonio Maceo (son of a Dominican woman) were the real Liberators of Cuba?

Leonel y Cia.: Shame on you on your sell-out tour!
Come help Cuba, plis....plis..... They love "Ginebrita" Marti.....plis help Cuba!
For St. Marti's sake?
Written by: ScandiViking, 8 Mar 2009 10:41 AM
From: Denmark
Off the topic.

Is there anyone here who can tell me which countries are visum free to Dominican passport holders living in DR. Especially Caribbean/Central-South America? If not
what site could I obtain such information?

Thanks
Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 8 Mar 2009 11:11 AM
From: Spain, Ibiza, Minorca, Mallorca
ScandiViking, 8 Mar 2009
From: Denmark
Off the topic.

Is there anyone here who can tell me which countries are visum free to Dominican passport holders living in DR. Especially Caribbean/Central-South America? If not
what site could I obtain such information?

Thanks

Below is a list of countries that can travel to DR with-out visas; I would think that the opposite would also hold true: DR citizen to visit those same countries...

A continuación lista de los países cuyos nacionales no necesitan visa para viajar a la República Dominicana:
Lista de países cuyos nacionales no necesitan visas ni tarjeta de turista (por 90 días) para visitar la República Dominicana: (pasaporte válido):

Argentina
Chile
Perú
South Korea
Ecuador
Iceland
Liechtenstein

Uruguay
Israel
Italy
Japan
Norway
Switzerland

http://www.consuladord-ny.org/Servicios/servicios.htm#Facturas
Written by: abc200, 8 Mar 2009 1:56 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
Sounds as if Leonel is doing the right thing and respecting heroes of the revolution now the US is corrupt, bankrupt with huge unemplloyment and a substantial 5th. column that wants Obama to fail in his mission to improve the lot ot the US people. Trading with US companies - they want a deposit then go bankrupt before they deliver the goods. Universties are expected to go broke and and are already laying off thousands of professors before students finish their courses. It is excellent that DR students are studing medicine in Cuba. Casino students in the US will benefit from the high speed rail link from Las Vagas to the coast. It is good that DR has a responsible president!
S.
Written by: josean, 9 Mar 2009 12:06 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
With Cuba, emotions have blocked rational policy.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ne....s/orl-loc-mike-thomas-cuba-030809,0,403740.column
Written by: josean, 9 Mar 2009 6:43 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Lie-onel Fernandez cashes in on his trip to Cuba!

http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=191456
Written by: abc200, 9 Mar 2009 8:55 AM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
Sounds very sensible to develop relationships with Cuba. There are great achievements.
Good chance of win-win trade as DR agricultural output expands. It helps set up L as a great leader of Latin America

S.
Written by: abc200, 9 Mar 2009 10:18 AM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
They can eat Dominican Food and train Dominican doctors. All Cubans are so well eductated that they prefet to be Doctors rather than farmers. Perhaps they practice brain surgery on the likes of you - Like an Apatosourus you have a tiny brain and are doomed to extinction.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/..../dinosaurs/dinos/Apatosaurus.html
Only hope brain transplant. With land reform Cuba will export food...
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=9233
S.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 9 Mar 2009 9:38 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
who would want to have surgery performed by a Havana cab driver.....Cuba will continue to import even more food than they have in the past .....it is almost over for these losers it wont be long now
Written by: abc200, 9 Mar 2009 10:22 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
You just have so desparate need........ USA won't be long now into crisis - stock up on rice..... Tent cities. Ten dollar houses no-one can afford the taxes. Economy has 'fallen off a cliff'. Buffet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnnOOo6tRs8
US the meanest nation?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPdZmPB36U&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0V2MdklcAE&feature=related
Maybe Cuba has got something going for it!
S.
Written by: abc200, 10 Mar 2009 8:32 AM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
unlike American fat pigs I avoid hormone fed beef.
http://www.americansportsdata.com/obesitystats.asp
Even some Americans believe in happy cows -http://www.green-beef.com/
Dollar will 'fall off a cliff'' strong dollar may be a bubble:
http://www.kc.frb.org/publicat/sympos/1985/S85KRUGM.PDF
UK is waking up and will produce more food:
http://water.environmental-expert....3&idproducttype=8&level=0
Be a happy heifer - return to your throne and prepare to sacrifice...... a real red heifer but there I don't think you would pass the test of being a pure priest. ( God fable Numbers 19.3 ) Save the unclean! By such a method may the corpse of the American economy be resurrected to eternal glory.
S.
S.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 10 Mar 2009 8:36 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
UK is circling the drain .....go home and help your people .....Where is Maggie now that we need her....
Written by: Mirador, 10 Mar 2009 8:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Las Lomas de Azua
The use of a stand-in for the photo op with President Leonel Fernandez goes to show that the Comandante En Jefe is dead.
Written by: abc200, 10 Mar 2009 9:53 AM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
Maggie was a disaster..... Part of disaster capitalism....
http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/the-book
http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/excerpt
S.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 10 Mar 2009 9:56 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
You just identify with poor Dennis .....she had his cojones in her purse at all times
Written by: abc200, 11 Mar 2009 12:35 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
You must be as demented as pig lady Thatcher!
"She behaves with all the sensitivity of a sex-starved boa constrictor. " Tony Banks.
S.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 12 Mar 2009 10:00 PM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
she disciplined you and you loved it
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